Nicaraguan Spanish is notable for its consistent use of “vos” for informal address. The dialect has a sing-song intonation and tends to aspirate the ‘s’ sound at the end of syllables. It incorporates words from indigenous languages, particularly Nahuatl. Unique expressions include “ideay” (hey) and “chunche” (thing), and the diminutive “-ito” is often replaced with “-ción.”
The Nicaraguan Spanish Dialect
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